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Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving decided extend help to marginalized communities in New York instead of having a fancy celebration for his 28th birthday on March 23.

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Through his "Share A Meal" campaign, Kyrie partnered with two organizations to help provide meals to underprivileged families in New York.

He wrote on his Instagram post, "Thank you all for the birthday love, I'm extremely grateful for the support.

"Seeing the effects of COVID-19 reach our loved ones, our schools, our jobs, and access to food has really impacted me.

"I am excited to partner with @feedingamerica and @lineagelogistics to launch the Share A Meal campaign to help marginalized communities get the food resources they require during this time, and to work with our local partner @cityharvestnyc to distribute 250k meals to my neighbors in need across the NY area."

Irving added, "In addition to that I am donating $323k to Feeding America and @lineagelogistics will match $200k of what we raise together.

"I am asking my fans, friends, family and partners to join me in helping our communities by donating at the link in my bio.

"Thank you to everyone on the front line working to keep all of us safe, healthy, and fed. Together we can change the world one small gesture at a time."

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Thank you all for the birthday love, I'm extremely grateful for the support. Seeing the effects of COVID-19 reach our loved ones, our schools, our jobs, and access to food has really impacted me. I am excited to partner with @feedingamerica and @lineagelogistics to launch the Share A Meal campaign to help marginalized communities get the food resources they require during this time, and to work with our local partner @cityharvestnyc to distribute 250k meals to my neighbors in need across the NY area. In addition to that I am donating $323k to Feeding America and @lineagelogistics will match $200k of what we raise together. I am asking my fans, friends, family and partners to join me in helping our communities by donating at the link in my bio. Thank you to everyone on the front line working to keep all of us safe, healthy, and fed. Together we can change the world one small gesture at a time.

A post shared by @ kyrieirving on Mar 23, 2020 at 11:15am PDT

Many lauded Kyrie Irving's decision to help those in need during this pandemic.

Meanwhile, here in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) announced yesterday, March 23, that the country has 462 COVID-19 infected patients, while 33 died. It was good to note that 18 have fully recovered from the virus.